Tornado drill targets Skywarn volunteers in Douglas County
Skywarn of Douglas County coordinator Tim Morse invites locals to join a Tuesday tornado drill as Severe Weather Awareness Week kicks off. The 40 volunteers monitor storms and alert officials, aiding warning systems for schools, businesses, and residents ahead of tornado season. The program receives county support and donations to maintain equipment and operations.
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Volunteering for Skywarn Seeks Local Support
Douglas County seeks volunteers to support Skywarn with training and severe weather tracking. Interested individuals may call the Skywarn office in the judicial building at 832 2161 or Heidi Cook at 887 6114. Representatives will distribute brochures and meet from 9 am to 3 pm Saturday at Wal Mart, with an annual training at 7 pm Thursday in Nichols Hall room 129 on KU West Campus.
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Jazz great Charlie Parker gets new grave marker
About 20 people gathered at Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City to dedicate a replacement marker for Charlie Parker after vandals stole two. The granite dove and saxophone carving honors Parker nicknamed Bird. Howard Nelson III and the Kansas City Jazz Commission led the effort funded by a jazz pub crawl.
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Veterans push Georgia POW museum honoring war prisoners
Wichita reports veterans lead a drive to build a Georgia museum for prisoners of war at Andersonville. Leaders say the project seeks $10 million with $2.5 million in private gifts while recalling Bataan and Corregidor stories and the aging group’s urgency.
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Woman's body identified near Williamsburg
Rhonda A Trueblood, 26, of Waverly Kansas, was identified as the body found in a field three miles southwest of Williamsburg. She had been missing since Feb 20 after leaving a bar at 1 a.m. Her car was later found partly submerged in a lake near the bar. An autopsy was done in Topeka. Williamsburg lies about 50 miles southwest of Lawrence.
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